Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.  

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.  

1609  On this day in history birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)  

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.  

1684  On this day in history birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)  

1685  Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on this day in history.  

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1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on October - 26.  

1694  On October - 26 birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  On October - 26 birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer  

1757  On this day in history birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on this day in history.  

1768  On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)  

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on this day in history.  

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on this day in history.  

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.  

1795  On October - 26 birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer  

1800  On this day in history birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1802  On October - 26 birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)  

1804  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875  

1813  On October - 26 birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1823  On October - 26 birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.  

1830  On this day in history birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on October - 26.  

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.  

1843  On this day in history birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)  

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on this day in history.  

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.  

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on this day in history.  

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.  

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.  

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52  

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on October - 26.  

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)